Category: Gardening

Passiflora idealii

In Gardening on 14 June 2014 with no responses tagged Introspection, Passiflora, Tattoos

The flower that’s been on almost every house I’ve ever lived in. The vine that’s tough enough to kill a tree. The plant that, like me, is not from here, but thrives in San Francisco.

Dead Horse in a Parking Lot

In Gardening on 18 May 2012 tagged Aroid, Arum, Helicodiceros, SFBG, Stink

It’s easy to see how inviting the whole scene would be if you were a fly and into that sorta thing.

The Great Potato Bush Massacre

In Gardening on 13 February 2012 tagged Backyard, Brugmansia, Dahlia, Lycianthes

It took me a few years of trimming and muttering about it before I finally decided. It had to go.

Crinum moorei, Most Potbound Plant Ever

In Gardening on 8 May 2011 tagged Crinum, San Francisco, SFBG

When I got home, I unpotted it to find the most potbound plant I’d ever seen.